East Providence High School in East Providence, Rhode Island takes pride in their students and teachers. They value their student’s education and do their best to help all students succeed. It is a fairly large high school with roughly 2029 students and also includes a vocational building for students interested in entering the work field after graduating from high school. Areas of focus will be student involvement, health and safety, diversity in the town, and if East Providence High School has met the No Child Left Behind requirements. WHAT ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE? COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT FOCUS?
Community Background
East Providence High School is located on 2000 Pawtucket Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island. It is a public high school, grades 9-12, with 2029 students enrolled in school system and 139 teachers on staff. The majority of students are white Americans; however, diversity does exist within the school system. East Providence High School offers many extracurricular activities, organizations, and sports, which a majority of the student body partakes in. Currently, 582 students are involved in school related activities and clubs and 778 are involved in sports (RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education). Approximately 10% of the students in the high school take an advanced placement exam and roughly 53% of those students scored at college level mastery. These scores indicate that a just over half of the students taking the exams are at college level, which is average FOR THE STATE? CITATION?. In many of the health categories, East Providence High was below the standards and averages. Approximately 27% of students at East Providence say they smoke at least once a day, compared to the state average of roughly 23%. The percentage of students who said they used illegal substances such as marijuana, uppers, downers and inhalants within the last 30 days at East Providence High School was 30%, compared to the state average in Rhode Island High Schools of 25%. On the issue of school safety, 26% of students reported that they were robbed one or more times and 37% reported that students tried to sell them drugs one or more times in school (InfoWorks! 2007).
As for state wide SIC tests, East Providence scored around roughly 43% on state reading tests, compared to the state average of about 50% on state reading tests. They were also below the state average on the state mathematics tests, coming in at 35%. HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO TEST PERFORMANCE? WHAT ABOUT NCLB? Interaction between the parents of the students and the teachers is very important. It allows the parent to be informed on his or her daughter, but also gives the teacher insight and further knowledge on the student. In East Providence High School, 75% of teachers say they maintain a positive relationship with the students’ parents. However, the teachers believe that only 17% of the parents and the community are supportive of the school (InfoWorks! 2007). SHOULD THIS PARAGRAPH BE IN SCHOOL SECTION?
District Summary
East Providence is an urban city with a population of 48, 668. Of the 48,668 people living in East Providence, 42,111 are white, 2,245 are black or African American, 225 are American Indian or Alaskan Native, 559 are Asian, and 23 are Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. CITATION? There are 20,945 households and out of that number of households, 13.1% are of single parents. The median household income in East Providence is around $39,108. The city of East Providence is not however, the best area. As of 2001, East Providence had reported 236 violent crimes in the city (U.S Census Bureau DATE?). In total at the high school, there were a reported 480 suspensions in 2006. Of those 480 suspensions, 119 were for disorderly conduct, followed by 63 suspensions for insubordination and disrespect. Luckily, there were no suspensions for very serious things like gang activity, bomb threats, hazing, or hate crimes. However, all suspensions at the school are taken very seriously (InfoWorks! 2007)
School Analysis
East Providence High School is the only high school located in East Providence. There are however, many more high schools throughout the city of Providence. Out of the 46,668 people living in providence 24,505 are high school graduates (School Data Direct). A technical center is offered at East Providence High School and it has a variety of programs available for students to plan to jump right into the work force once they are out of high school. The programs that are available are auto-collision, automotive, bio-medical, construction, culinary arts, graphic design, greenhouse, landscaping, office tech, pre-engineering, and robotics. Some of the sports offered at the high school are cheerleading, boys and girls soccer, football, boy and girls tennis, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls indoor track, hockey, swim, wrestling, baseball, golf, softball and boys and girls outdoor track (East Providence High School website). The school also met and exceeded some of the standards of the No Child Left Behind Act. SOME BUT NOT ALL? SHOULD BE SPECIFIC. The graduation rate average was 90.6%, which was above the state average of 85.2% (InfoWorks! 2007). NICE COMPARISON.
Conclusion
"The East Providence High School community believes that excellence in education is the pathway to the future. Our goal is to instill a passion for learning and a sense of responsibility in all students. Teachers working with families ensure that every student’s transition to society is personal and meaningful. Students, administrators, faculty, and staff are part of a culture promoting a safe environment to explore new ideas, meet new challenges, respect diversity and contribute to the community." CITATION? Despite room for improvement in some aspects of the school system such as the state testing, East Providence tries their best to help all of their students do well in and out of school. Their main focus of area is for all students to graduate and move on with their lifes to become successful human beings and thus far, they have done a pretty good job!
Evaluation / Feedback for EDC 102 Context Statement
Total Score for this Evaluation: 26 /35 pts
Rubric
Introduction = 4 / 5 pts.
5 - Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform.
4 - Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform.
3 - Intro names the school/district/community but not much else.
2 - Intro fails to name the school, district, and community.
0 - No introduction section is apparent.
SHOULD DESCRIBE AUDIENCE
Organization = 4/ 5 pts.
5 - Report includes an Introduction, a Conclusion, and sections for the School, District, and Community. Within each section, paragraphs logically group the information presented.
4 - Report includes all of the sections mentioned previously, but does not break down information into paragraphs within each section.
3 - Report is missing one of the sections.
2 - Report is missing more than one section.
0 - Report does not include any sections.
INFO SEEMS SCATTERED IN SECTIONS.
Mechanics = 3 / 5 pts.
5 - All information in the report is cited using APA styled- citations after the information and in a Reference section at the end of the report.
and
There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report.
4 - Most information is cited using APA style.
and/or
There are a noticeable number of typos or misspellings.
3 - Some citations in the References section are not in APA style, e.g. URLs are listed without the title of the website.
and/or
There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors.
2 - Most of the report's information is not cited, or APA style was not used.
0 - Report does not include a Reference section.
CITATIONS SHOULD OCCUR AT END OF SENTENCES, NOT JUST PARAGRAPHS.
Conclusion = 3 / 5 pts.
5 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader.
4 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community.
3 - Conclusion does not refer back to report findings.
0 - No conclusion section is apparent.
Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion:
Creativity = 4/ 5 pts.
5 - Report is written in an engaging style.
4 - Report has some interesting sections.
3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose.
Strengths and constructive comments about presentation:
Thoroughness = 8 /10 pts
5 - Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and
compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
4 - Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and
compares most figures with relevant values and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
3 - Report includes at least six different facts in each section and
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures
2 - Report includes at least four different facts in each section and
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.
0 - Report includes less than four different facts for any section or
fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.
Strengths and constructive comments about information contained in report:
East Providence High School
East Providence High School in East Providence, Rhode Island takes pride in their students and teachers. They value their student’s education and do their best to help all students succeed. It is a fairly large high school with roughly 2029 students and also includes a vocational building for students interested in entering the work field after graduating from high school. Areas of focus will be student involvement, health and safety, diversity in the town, and if East Providence High School has met the No Child Left Behind requirements. WHAT ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE? COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT FOCUS?
Community Background
East Providence High School is located on 2000 Pawtucket Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island. It is a public high school, grades 9-12, with 2029 students enrolled in school system and 139 teachers on staff. The majority of students are white Americans; however, diversity does exist within the school system. East Providence High School offers many extracurricular activities, organizations, and sports, which a majority of the student body partakes in. Currently, 582 students are involved in school related activities and clubs and 778 are involved in sports (RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education). Approximately 10% of the students in the high school take an advanced placement exam and roughly 53% of those students scored at college level mastery. These scores indicate that a just over half of the students taking the exams are at college level, which is average FOR THE STATE? CITATION?. In many of the health categories, East Providence High was below the standards and averages. Approximately 27% of students at East Providence say they smoke at least once a day, compared to the state average of roughly 23%. The percentage of students who said they used illegal substances such as marijuana, uppers, downers and inhalants within the last 30 days at East Providence High School was 30%, compared to the state average in Rhode Island High Schools of 25%. On the issue of school safety, 26% of students reported that they were robbed one or more times and 37% reported that students tried to sell them drugs one or more times in school (InfoWorks! 2007).
As for state wide SIC tests, East Providence scored around roughly 43% on state reading tests, compared to the state average of about 50% on state reading tests. They were also below the state average on the state mathematics tests, coming in at 35%. HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO TEST PERFORMANCE? WHAT ABOUT NCLB? Interaction between the parents of the students and the teachers is very important. It allows the parent to be informed on his or her daughter, but also gives the teacher insight and further knowledge on the student. In East Providence High School, 75% of teachers say they maintain a positive relationship with the students’ parents. However, the teachers believe that only 17% of the parents and the community are supportive of the school (InfoWorks! 2007). SHOULD THIS PARAGRAPH BE IN SCHOOL SECTION?
District Summary
East Providence is an urban city with a population of 48, 668. Of the 48,668 people living in East Providence, 42,111 are white, 2,245 are black or African American, 225 are American Indian or Alaskan Native, 559 are Asian, and 23 are Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. CITATION? There are 20,945 households and out of that number of households, 13.1% are of single parents. The median household income in East Providence is around $39,108. The city of East Providence is not however, the best area. As of 2001, East Providence had reported 236 violent crimes in the city (U.S Census Bureau DATE?). In total at the high school, there were a reported 480 suspensions in 2006. Of those 480 suspensions, 119 were for disorderly conduct, followed by 63 suspensions for insubordination and disrespect. Luckily, there were no suspensions for very serious things like gang activity, bomb threats, hazing, or hate crimes. However, all suspensions at the school are taken very seriously (InfoWorks! 2007)
School Analysis
East Providence High School is the only high school located in East Providence. There are however, many more high schools throughout the city of Providence. Out of the 46,668 people living in providence 24,505 are high school graduates (School Data Direct). A technical center is offered at East Providence High School and it has a variety of programs available for students to plan to jump right into the work force once they are out of high school. The programs that are available are auto-collision, automotive, bio-medical, construction, culinary arts, graphic design, greenhouse, landscaping, office tech, pre-engineering, and robotics. Some of the sports offered at the high school are cheerleading, boys and girls soccer, football, boy and girls tennis, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls indoor track, hockey, swim, wrestling, baseball, golf, softball and boys and girls outdoor track (East Providence High School website). The school also met and exceeded some of the standards of the No Child Left Behind Act. SOME BUT NOT ALL? SHOULD BE SPECIFIC. The graduation rate average was 90.6%, which was above the state average of 85.2% (InfoWorks! 2007). NICE COMPARISON.
Conclusion
"The East Providence High School community believes that excellence in education is the pathway to the future. Our goal is to instill a passion for learning and a sense of responsibility in all students. Teachers working with families ensure that every student’s transition to society is personal and meaningful. Students, administrators, faculty, and staff are part of a culture promoting a safe environment to explore new ideas, meet new challenges, respect diversity and contribute to the community." CITATION? Despite room for improvement in some aspects of the school system such as the state testing, East Providence tries their best to help all of their students do well in and out of school. Their main focus of area is for all students to graduate and move on with their lifes to become successful human beings and thus far, they have done a pretty good job!
References
(2007). East Providence High School. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from School Data Direct Web site: http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/data/q/stid=40/llid=118/stllid=247/locid=993831/catid=816/secid=3128/compid=771/site=pes
East Providence High School. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Web site:
www.ride.org Fact Sheet. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from U.S Census Bureau Web site: [[|factfinder.gov]]
Learning and Achievements: Assesments. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from Information Works! Web site: http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/pdf/achievement/10112H-achi.pdf
Safe and Supportive Schools: Students’ Point of View. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from Information Works! Web site: http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/state/pov-high.pdf
Safe and Supportive Schools: Health Risks. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from Information Works! Web site: http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/pdf/Health/10112H-heal.pdf
Rocha, C Career and Technical Center. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from East Providence Web site: Safe and Supportive Schools: Health Risks. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from Information Works! Web site: http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/pdf/Health/10112H-heal.pdf
Peer Edit 1. by Meagan Merhi
Peer Edit 2 by Greg H.
Evaluation / Feedback for EDC 102 Context Statement
Total Score for this Evaluation: 26 /35 pts
Rubric
Introduction = 4 / 5 pts.
Organization = 4/ 5 pts.
Mechanics = 3 / 5 pts.
and
There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report.
and/or
There are a noticeable number of typos or misspellings.
and/or
There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors.
Conclusion = 3 / 5 pts.
Creativity = 4/ 5 pts.
Thoroughness = 8 /10 pts
compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
compares most figures with relevant values and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.
fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.